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Veterinary Specialty Care is a 24-hour emergency and specialty facilty that includes the following specialties: Surgery, Neurology, Internal Medicine, Oncoloby, Dentistry, Cardiology. Our facility offers veterinary students as opportunity to shadow and observe the specialty of their interest as well as, with proper proof of insurance, help with cases under the direction of the doctor.
Students will be shadowing the doctors in the exam rooms and given the opportunity to take the lead during exams also. They can develop their own treatment plan with the input of the doctor on duty.
Students will be assisting with surgical procedures and allowed to perform surgeries under doctor supervision if time allows.
Students will be performing dental cleanings and extractions under doctor supervision.
We encourage students to perform jugular blood draws and place i.v. catheters.
We encourage any and all questions. We want our students to obtain real clinicl experience during their 2 weeks with us.
The extern will accompany Institute veterinarians on clinical rounds in facilities housing rodents and non-rodents. Under their supervision the extern will participate in diagnostic evaluations, post-operative care, quarantine procedures, colony health management, and rodent surveillance. Participation may include venous catheterization and endotracheal intubation of swine, rabbits, ferrets, non-human primates, and rats; collection of samples for clinical chemistry, hematology, parasitology, and urinalysis of those species; and administration of medications for pre-, intra-, and post-operative support. Externs may also participate in rat surgery workshops as time permits and may participate in necropsies.
Will attend weekly seminar series focusing on lab animal medicine, weekly research seminars and biweekly journal club meetings; opportunity for hands-on experience in diagnostic lab and transgenic center. May attend seminars sponsored by the various institutions in Boston (e.g, MGH, Harvard, Broad Institute, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, etc.)
Will complete safety training and appropriate IACUC training.
The Pet Emergency and Specialty Center is a 24-hour specialty referral hospital serving San Diego. We have two locations. Our main hospital in La Mesa provides referral services which include internal medicine, emergency/critical care, oncology, surgery and avian/exotic medicine along with 24/7 emergency care. Our facility is closely associated with advanced imaging centers, making MRI readily available and we recently installed a 16-slice CT machine. We are affiliated with Eye Care for Animals and ophthalmologists receive cases in our La Mesa location twice a week. Our Chula Vista location is a 24-hour emergency hospital. At this site we are affiliated with a local dermatologist who sees appointments at our facility one day every other week. There are 21 staff veterinarians including two board certified criticalists, three board certified internists, two board certified surgeons, one board certified medical oncologist, one board certified anesthesiologist, an avian/exotic specialist (also board certified in aquatics) and fifteen highly trained internship trained emergency doctors. Senior students will shadow senior ER clinicians and criticalists on cases as well as some shadowing with our other specialists. They will participate in twice daily cage side patient rounds. Students will also participate in weekly intern topic rounds presented by one of our specialists and bi-weekly radiology rounds.
We are an AAHA accredited hospital. We do CO2 laser surgery, digital radiolgraphy, MedRX videoscope, companion therapy laser.
The student will participate daily in necropsy, biopsy or ZEAPS services and at the end of the elective shall be able to
- Perform all aspects of a necropsy, including gross evaluation, tissue trimming for processing, histopathology, and correlation of pathologic findings with history, clinical questions and ancillary testing, to formulate a final diagnosis.
- Perform all aspects of a biopsy, including tissue trimming for processing, histopathology, and correlation of pathologic findings with history and clinical questions, to formulate a final diagnosis.
- Synthesize and communicate findings in a written format.
The student will participate in anatomic pathology residency training functions.
The student will develop scientific writing skills
IEVC is a very busy avian-exotic full service animal hospital. Extern will gain exposure to many different species and common medical, surgical, and emergency procedures. Extern will shadow one of two staff veterinarians during the 2 week program.
The students will be able to assist in surgery, shadow a veterinarian while going into rooms to exam the pet and work with the Dr. to do follow up.
The course in the Small Animal Section consists of exposure to the Diagnostic Services of MJR-VHUP, namely clinical pathology, anatomic pathology (necropsy service), parasitology and microbiology. The course is focused on development of clinical pathology skills and a practicum learning how to perform necropsies and interpret findings. A portion of the rotation is also directed towards skill development in parasitology and microbiology.
The bioanalytical pathology portion, which comprises clinical pathology, parasitology and microbiology, will be divided into microscopy, discussion, and online interactive lesson sections. During the microscopy section, students will work with the supervising clinical pathologist or resident in the evaluation, interpretation, and reporting of cytologic specimens and blood film reviews. Discussions involving parasitology and microbiology will also include treatment options and best practices. Online lessons include work in parasitology, clinical pathology and microbiology.
Students are also required to perform necropsies, write necropsy reports and to familiarize themselves with the pathophysiology, histopathology and the clinical manifestations of various disorders encountered. Participation of students in presentation and discussion of cases is required. Students will be evaluated based upon enthusiasm, effort, ambition, and advancement in pathology knowledge as evaluated through the directed group discussions, necropsies, microscopy sessions and clinical competency outcomes assessments. A short paper is required.
There is a web-based introduction to VPTH710 Diagnostic Services and VPTH770 Diagnostic Services Elective, which students must review prior to the start of their rotation. Students may find this introduction by logging in to https://learn.vet.upenn.edu with their Penn Key and Vet Domain password. Please note that it will take approximately 3 hours to review the video and written materials on the website.
I would love to be able to provide a student with practical small animal experience. Although, we all would love to be able to fully work up each case, the real world does not always allow this. Being a small animal vet for over 9 years and servicing a lower income clientele I feel I can help students think beyond a text book diagnosis. Also, I feel any real world veterinary experience they can gain before going into the "real" world is beneficial.